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(Pacific Coast, Colombia)

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Tumaco Surf Guide

Tumaco in Pacific is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the south southeast. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days.

Tumaco Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	28.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tumaco:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tumaco occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Tumaco (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tumaco with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in February while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 14% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

48%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

14%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tumaco Location Map

Interactive Tumaco surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Tumaco is La Florida (Tumaco) Airport (TCO) in Colombia, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tumaco is Guapi Airport (GPI), also in Colombia, 137 km (85 miles) away.

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Tumaco Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 01:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Tumaco

Current tide and informaton

For Tumaco, 8 km from Tumaco.

Next High Water: 06:31am | 2.75m

Next Low Water: 12:32pm | 0.81m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tumaco Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 27.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (28.4 °C) very warm too. Staying comfortable in the water at Tumaco won't be a problem, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Tumaco

Surf stats for Tumaco, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Tumaco

Wind stats for Tumaco, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Tumaco Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 3 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:1.7
Consistency of Surf:1.7
Difficulty Level:1.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.0
Crowds:3.3
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